Battle of Damietta (1799)
| Battle of Damietta | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria | |||||||
1863 illustration of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jean-Antoine Verdier Pierre Devaux Jean Barthélemy Darmagnac Paul Desnoyers † |
Ismail Bey (POW) Seyyid Ali Bey (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 950 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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22 killed 97 wounded |
3,000 killed 800 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Damietta was a fought between the forces of the French Republic and the Ottoman Empire in 1799 during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. It took place near the port city of Damietta in the Nile Delta following the Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Abukir. The battle resulted in a French victory.